Natsu, Happy and Lucy were currently tailing Natsume who was wearing a black mask and making his way to meet Persona.

"Lucy, why are we hiding?? Let's just barge in!" Natsu was hiding behind a tree with Lucy.

"Aye!"

"What are you talking about? We don't know their motive or what they're doing! We have to figure that out first before we attack," she whispered. At this point, Natsume already had a feeling that someone was following him.

"Anyway, let's just follow him- AHHHH!," a bright orange flame light up the tree that they were hiding behind as Lucy screamed.

"Natsu! Did you do that?" Lucy asked. Before Natsu could even answer her question, Natsume interjected.

"Hey, why are you following me," he said in his usual cold voice.

"Bastard! Tell us what you're plotting!!" Natsu blatantly shouted. Lucy couldn't help but move her hands to her temples based on Natsu's outburst. It was pretty obvious that Natsume was going on a mission given by Persona.

"Don't follow me unless you want to get hurt." Natsume quickly went his way after muttering those lines.

"Hey!! Don't run!! FIGHT ME!!!"

"Natsu, he's gone. Gez, he's Wendy's age but not cute at all." Lucy commented.

"DARN IT WE SHOULD HAVE JUST ATTACKED!"

"ATTACK WHAT??" Natsu and Lucy were having a good holler exercise.

"Guys, he's leaving," Happy said.

"Yeah, let's follow him anyways," said Natsu. Again, they resume their chase.

Currently, Natsu, Lucy, and Happy were outside of the school in the middle of a road surrounded by trees.

"I think we lost him," said Happy.

"No wait," Natsu sniffed the air and started moving in a direction. "This way!"

"Yes, yes, what a good dog," Lucy said sarcastically.

"There!" Before their eyes, Natsume was fighting a group of men in suits. A good number of them were on the ground, beaten by Natsume. In the middle of the road, there were two cars. In one of the car, there was a little girl in the backseat with her mother. Suddenly a bald man came out of that car.

"W-What are you doing kid?! I have a family in there!" Natsume attacked the bald man as he tried to dodge it and fell on the ground. Half-sobbing, Natsume walked closer to the bald man. He lifted his hand but before he could move, a soft word mumbled into the air.

"Papa..?" The little girl was now out of the car. She was watching Natsume and her sobbing father on the ground. Natsume didn't know what to do. He didn't want to do this. It was true that this bald man was corrupt and cheated millions of people to get what he wanted but he didn't want to serve justice this way. He paused.

Do you want to see your sister again?

Murderer!

You work for me now.

As voices passed through his head, fire engulfed around his hand. He was going to do it.

"Open! Gate of the Ram, Ares!" Ares appeared and attacked with a wool attack. Bright pink cotton candy shaped figures appeared around everyone and as Natsume looked to see Lucy and Ares, he noticed that his hand engulfed flames were being sucked away. Or more specifically, it was being eaten.

"W-What??" Natsume was confused to see the motion of his flame move towards Natsu and his mouth.

"After I've eaten, I'm revved up!"

"Oh my god! more came!! Let's get out of here!" The men in black suits began to scurry away, including the bald man. Soon enough the road was only filled with Natsu, Lucy, Happy and Natsume.

"Argh!!" Natsu lunged towards Natsume and for the first time in a while, Natsume felt fear. In front of him was a dragon.

"Natsu STOP!" Thanks to Lucy, Natsume wasn't attacked. "He's probably being forced to do this!" Lucy was holding Natsu back.

~~~A few minutes later~~~

"Are you calm?" Lucy asked.

"Chi," Natsu sulked. A stress mark appeared on Lucy's head. At this time, they were back in Lucy's room.

"What's going on? Why would they force such a small child to do things like this," Happy asked.

Natsu was still sulking in the corner. He was angry to see what he had just seen. Even if the father was trash, there is no reason to allow their child to witness their father's death. It was unimaginable.

"I know how you're feeling Natsu but what are we going to do about it?" The group decided to confront Persona the next morning and find out what is truly going on.